I've heard rumors of projects or programs that would enable Posix in dos, is
this possible?
There is one project that provides Posix support for Mac that I think
everyone should be aware of. The address is at
http://www.dsitri.de/projects/mac06/. I think this is an important page
because there are many mac Users who would be glad to use Unix and
*possibly* run WINE under it's engine. The text below is a quote from thier
site. Based on the tools etc. that are given below, if someone could advise
me what tools in 8minimum* are needed to compile the source code, then I
will attempt it and let everyone know. PC Emulators are getting expensive
and the only open-source Mac PC Emu (Bochs) is no longer being worked on, so
we are stuck with an old copy. :)
Mac06 ("Mac oh six"), is a POSIX library and a system kernel running on top
of MacOS. Some features are:
* UNIX like file system using HFS with full Finder integration
* POSIX libc.a and #include headers, curses library
* POSIX shell
* commands like ll, cd, cat, xd, echo, find, fgrep, ...
* software development package (assemblers, C compiler, linker) for Motorola
680x0, Power PC including AltiVec, Z80, Java Virtual Machine and others
* communication package for TCP/IP (telnet, mail, ftp, ...)
* runs MacOS native applications written with Think C/Symantec C++/MPW/Code
Warrior
* HTML based online manual
Mac06 IDE is an Interactive Software Development Environment based on the
Mac06 compilers with
* Project Manager
* Multitarget Build/Make function
* Builtin Source File Editor
* Drag&Drop User interface
Do you want to
1. learn UNIX to prepare yourself for MacOS X?
2. have a very simple installation for a UNIX like system?
3. switch between MacOS (Finder) and a UNIX like system without rebooting?
4. run legacy software written for UNIX (C/C++ based on POSIX libraries) on
a Mac?
5. have a low-end Mac (68k or PPC Performa) and want a simple solution to
run UNIX?
6. have a Performa 5200 or 5300 on which neither MkLinux nor Linux68k will
run?
7. do software development for embedded controllers (680x0, PowerPC, Z80,
ARM, ...) on a Mac with familiar UNIX tools and POSIX libraries?
Then, Mac06 ("Mac oh six"), the POSIX library and system kernel running on
top of MacOS can be a solution for you.
Features of Mac06
* Direct installation - just download-expand&run
* Fully Finder-integrated UNIX like file system (based on HFS)
* Shared CPU - processes run in parallel with MacOS
* Command line shell based on POSIX.2 standard (currently supports only a
subset)
* Rich set of standard commands like sh, ll, cd, cat, xd, echo, find, fgrep,
tar, uuencode, ...
* Extensive HTML based online manual
* High performance software development package for ANSI/ISO-C (includes
generic assembler for 680x0, PowerPC&AlitVec, Z80, ARM, and others) with
flexible make tool (mk)
* Full libc and #include headers (mostly POSIX.1 and some POSIX.4 standard
compatible)
* Communication package for TCP/IP (telnet, ftp, mail, ...)
* Full POSIX terminal support (/dev/console, /dev/tty are mapped to terminal
windows - have a look at a screen shot) including terminal control
(tcsetattr() etc.)
* Full "curses" terminal driver library
Upcoming: Features of Mac06 IDE
* Direct installation - just download-expand&run
* Full MacOS Dialog, Window and Menu based application (have a look at a
screen shot)
* Use Drag&Drop to add source files
* Integrated Source File Editor capable of handling large files (>32000
characters)
* Project Manager
* Multi-Target (Programs and Libraries) projects
* allows IMPORT of projects
* Build/Make function fully compatible with the mk command
System requirements
* System 7.0 or later (tested on 7.5.5 and 8.5)
* Mac with at least 68020 and 8 MB of RAM (tested intensively on a PowerBook
165 and a Performa 5200)
* approx. 15 MB hard disk space
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